I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Roche in Jul 2009
Interview
I interviewed first for about 15-20 minutes with the director of research and development and then I was called for an on-site. At the on-site I interviewed with 4 principal scientists/engineers who I would be working with and a couple manager types. Got a tour of the facilities where I would be working and got a call within about 3 days to get hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do not really remember any particular questions that stuck out. Most of the questions were technical questions with a few general background questions.
Good experince overall. After initial screening with HR, I was invited for an on site interview, a short presentation and individual meetings with the team members, hiring manager and department head.
Too long. Initially the hiring team announced the whole process until a decision would take ~3 weeks, as the application advertisement was already closed. T hen they started delaying and reopened the position adverstisement to new people, with a new round of selection process that ended up with a final decision takin >2 months.
Entretien téléphonique de 30 min avec des questions techniques suivi d'un entretien in-situ avec un groupe de 4 personnes pendant toute une journée. Questions ordinaires avec quelques question techniques simples et mon expérience profesdionnelle précédente
Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Roche with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Roche overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Roche as a Research Scientist according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
Other: 12%
Skills test: 6%
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